Need to know if P245/50/16 tires are too wide for front?

Mad Horse · 01-11-2001, 01:02 PM

I've heard that the P245/50/16 tires will rub on the front of my stang. Is this true? Is it a bad rub or only if you are cranking the tires all the way? Thanks.

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88GT 5-speed
Bolt ons:Ram Air, K&N,
PS91 coil, Accel Cap/Rotor, 190lph Fuel pump, Pro 5.0, March Pullies, DynoMax Cat-back, 16" Ponies, 3.73 gears.
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spinemup · 01-11-2001, 01:03 PM

the 88 might i know they don't on my 91'

302 LX Eric · 01-11-2001, 01:44 PM

Ditto what [b]spinemup[b] said.

Anyone with an 88 and 245/50/R16's?

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1991 5.0 LX Coupe -37,800 miles

13.17 @ 106.14 mph w/ 2.138 60'

Pro-Charger D-1SC on the way!!!

JamGtStang · 01-11-2001, 04:42 PM

I have those tires in my car and yeah they rub alot if I were u you I'll forget about that i Can't make a u-turn cuz it will rub like hell and guess what i dropped my car and i had to change the tires in the front i have a 1990 gt

Mad Horse · 01-11-2001, 05:14 PM

So what will work? Can I even go with the P235/50/16?? I want to get the same size tires all the way around so I can rotate them after I burn the back ones down a little.

MustangLX90 · 01-11-2001, 05:45 PM

I have P245/50/R16 all the way around on my car and they rub a little bit, mostly when i turn left. I dont think it really matters but make sure you have them rotated.

Mac347 · 01-11-2001, 10:33 PM

I have 245 50 16's on my 88 and they rub only a little. The springs are also stock. My buddy tried them on his 88 and they rubbed alot, his car is also lowered 2"
Also the tires are on ponys.

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Clint MacAulay
88GT 347
150 NOS

tomazzo · 01-12-2001, 11:38 AM

I had 245 50 16s on the front and rear of my 93 gt. No rubbing, but I had problems steering in and out of ruts in the road because of the wide front tires. I went down to 225 50 16s on the front, and that improved my steering greatly. Sure, you cant rotate the tires, but its been 2 years, and the tread depth looks about the same for both.

LX XLR8R · 01-12-2001, 11:40 AM

i ran 245/45/16 with very minumal rubbing on a 87 lx..IMHO 245/45/16 are the best looking tires for a 16" rim

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1987 black notch(ex 4 banger)
DSS 306 w/ main support...Elderbrock 6028 heads..gt-40 intake..24# injectors...70 mm tb..77 pro-m...accel 300+..mac full legnth..tremec w/ pro5oh...full MAC exhaust,off road h-pipe,long tubes, catback...ron davis radiator..subframes, control arms...CFDF II..o yea holley FPR sucks..dont buy one..

01-11-2001, 01:02 PM	#1 (permalink)
Mad Horse Registered Member Join Date: Sep 1998 Location: Dayton, OH., United States Posts: 467	Need to know if P245/50/16 tires are too wide for front? I've heard that the P245/50/16 tires will rub on the front of my stang. Is this true? Is it a bad rub or only if you are cranking the tires all the way? Thanks. ------------------ 88GT 5-speed Bolt ons:Ram Air, K&N, PS91 coil, Accel Cap/Rotor, 190lph Fuel pump, Pro 5.0, March Pullies, DynoMax Cat-back, 16" Ponies, 3.73 gears. "Nip it in the Bud" My Mustang Homepage

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01-11-2001, 01:03 PM	#2 (permalink)
spinemup Registered Member Join Date: May 2000 Location: middleboro,ma, usa Posts: 734	the 88 might i know they don't on my 91'

01-11-2001, 01:44 PM	#3 (permalink)
302 LX Eric or '331 LX Eric' Join Date: Jan 1999 Location: Columbus, Ohio Posts: 2,142	Ditto what [b]spinemup[b] said. Anyone with an 88 and 245/50/R16's? ------------------ 1991 5.0 LX Coupe -37,800 miles 13.17 @ 106.14 mph w/ 2.138 60' Pro-Charger D-1SC on the way!!!

01-11-2001, 04:42 PM	#4 (permalink)
JamGtStang Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Miami, Fl Posts: 58	I have those tires in my car and yeah they rub alot if I were u you I'll forget about that i Can't make a u-turn cuz it will rub like hell and guess what i dropped my car and i had to change the tires in the front i have a 1990 gt

01-11-2001, 05:14 PM	#5 (permalink)
Mad Horse Registered Member Join Date: Sep 1998 Location: Dayton, OH., United States Posts: 467	So what will work? Can I even go with the P235/50/16?? I want to get the same size tires all the way around so I can rotate them after I burn the back ones down a little.

01-11-2001, 05:45 PM	#6 (permalink)
MustangLX90 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Windsor, Ontario, Canada Posts: 21	I have P245/50/R16 all the way around on my car and they rub a little bit, mostly when i turn left. I dont think it really matters but make sure you have them rotated.

01-11-2001, 10:33 PM	#7 (permalink)
Mac347 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: St.Catharines,Ontario,Canada Posts: 16	I have 245 50 16's on my 88 and they rub only a little. The springs are also stock. My buddy tried them on his 88 and they rubbed alot, his car is also lowered 2" Also the tires are on ponys. ------------------ Clint MacAulay 88GT 347 150 NOS

01-12-2001, 11:38 AM	#8 (permalink)
tomazzo Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: shreveport, La, USA Posts: 9	I had 245 50 16s on the front and rear of my 93 gt. No rubbing, but I had problems steering in and out of ruts in the road because of the wide front tires. I went down to 225 50 16s on the front, and that improved my steering greatly. Sure, you cant rotate the tires, but its been 2 years, and the tread depth looks about the same for both.

01-12-2001, 11:40 AM	#9 (permalink)
LX XLR8R Dirk Diggler Join Date: Feb 1999 Location: SLOATSBURG, NY Posts: 1,931	i ran 245/45/16 with very minumal rubbing on a 87 lx..IMHO 245/45/16 are the best looking tires for a 16" rim ------------------ 1987 black notch(ex 4 banger) DSS 306 w/ main support...Elderbrock 6028 heads..gt-40 intake..24# injectors...70 mm tb..77 pro-m...accel 300+..mac full legnth..tremec w/ pro5oh...full MAC exhaust,off road h-pipe,long tubes, catback...ron davis radiator..subframes, control arms...CFDF II..o yea holley FPR sucks..dont buy one..

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